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and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." let's talk about benghazi. is this a potent issue? and does the killing of bin laden not top the attack? >> this killing in benghazi was at the wrong time for the obama administration. it's been a month since the attack. we haven't brought those killers to justice. that's a real problem. but foreign policy has long been the president's strength in polls. in large part because of the killing of osama bin laden. the benghazi attack doesn't take that away. it doesn't take away winding down the wars that were so polarizing just four years ago. so, while it is a problem, i don't think it takes the issue off the table. and the third debate will be all about foreign policy. >> and the president said one of the problems the last debate, he was too nice. can we exp
and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." let's talk about benghazi. is this a potent issue? and does the killing of bin laden not top the attack? >> this killing in benghazi was at the wrong time for the obama...
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and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. david kerley, thank you. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." john, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. let's talk about benghazi. is this truly a potent issue for republicans? and does the killing of osama bin laden not inoculate the president somewhat on foreign policy attacks? >> the benghazi scrutiny is snowballing at the wrong time for the obama administration. the questions that still exist, less than a month out from the election, that's a real problem. and in fact, it's been a month since the attack, we haven't brought those killers to justice. that's a real problem. but foreign policy has long been the president's strength in polls. in large part because of the killing of osama bin laden. the benghazi attack doesn't take that away. it doesn't
and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. david kerley, thank you. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." john, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. let's talk about benghazi. is this truly a potent issue...
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. >> we saw mitt romney tighten in the polls after the first debate. did the president help the slide last night? >> i don't know what the polls are going to say. but i feel very, very good about going into the next 20 days or so. i think it's 20 days. i think people are getting a clear outline on assertions on romney and ryan. i think they give very little detail because they don't want to say what their policies will do. >> reporter: one of the big moments in the debate last night, the moment when the president and governor romney were talking about benghazi. and governor romney calling out the president, saying he wasn't referring to the act of terror at the benghazi act. his campaign saying that candy crowley was wrong on that. and i wonder what your res to that is. >> the response is, it became so clear to the american people how governor romney and the campaign continue to try to politicize a tragedy. and their strategy appears to be to make it appear that the president didn't care, didn't know, or was lying. the fact of the matter is, the presid
. >> we saw mitt romney tighten in the polls after the first debate. did the president help the slide last night? >> i don't know what the polls are going to say. but i feel very, very good about going into the next 20 days or so. i think it's 20 days. i think people are getting a clear outline on assertions on romney and ryan. i think they give very little detail because they don't want to say what their policies will do. >> reporter: one of the big moments in the debate last...
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seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> i'm senior white house correspondent. not chief. >> never get the title wrong. if it was up to me, you would be president united states. on "saturday night live" they were openly mocking joe biden's performance. i imagine that president obama is not going to take tack this aggressive. but do you think he'll go for the 47% comment? >> think so. they are very different guys, president obama and vice president biden. the styles are different. think you'll see president obama much more aggressive. he'll talk about the 47% comments. in radio interview o
seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this...
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debate. round two of the prize fight between president obama and mitt romney will be a battle for momentum in the final weeks before election day. we'll look at who's got the advantage heading into tuesday night. >> give you a sense of the stakes here. president obama taking four days off the trail hunkering down for debate prep. we'll get into that with jake tapper coming up. >>> also, he's the austrian daredevil getting ready to dive from the edge of space. we're live from roswell, new mexico. they've just now given the weather clear. ginger zee has done a lot of crazy stuff for the sake of this broadcast. this is her next thing. what do you think? >> right after felix does it. we'll see how it goes first. >> he's setting the bar high. >> that's the proper attitude of caution. >>> who says becoming a parent means giving up any daredevil indulgences? we'll introduce you to one dad who satisfied his need for speed with this souped up stroller. his plans may surprise you. peter, i hope you're
debate. round two of the prize fight between president obama and mitt romney will be a battle for momentum in the final weeks before election day. we'll look at who's got the advantage heading into tuesday night. >> give you a sense of the stakes here. president obama taking four days off the trail hunkering down for debate prep. we'll get into that with jake tapper coming up. >>> also, he's the austrian daredevil getting ready to dive from the edge of space. we're live from...
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he's seen since the debate, our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine that governor romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off at hofstra set for tuesday night. and the campaigns continue to raise cash. the obama campaign has just announced that it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record, dan and bianna. >> david kerley, thank you. >>> and for much more on tuesday's debate, let's bring in jake tapper for more. abc's chief white house correspondent. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> dan, i'm actually senior white house correspondent. not chief. >> never get the title wrong. >> i appreciate the promotion. >> okay. if it was up to me, you would be you know if it was up to me, you would be president itself. let me ask you about last night on "saturday night live" they were openly mocking joe biden's toothy performance in the debate a couple of days ago showing him laughing at inappropriate moments, et cetera, et cete
he's seen since the debate, our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine that governor romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off at hofstra set for tuesday night. and the campaigns continue to raise cash. the obama campaign has just announced that it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record, dan and bianna. >> david kerley, thank you. >>>...
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. >> reporter: romney has not mentioned the situation in libya since the debate. that comes in stark contrast to the other this week. one of romney's supporters, republican governor chris christie, applauding the president. >> i'll reach out to both sides of the aisle. i'll reach across the aisle in washington. i'll endeavor to find those good men and women on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: governor romney in new hampshire today. he'll be here on the eve of the election. the president here tomorrow. they are taking those four electoral votes very seriously. particularly in a race, as you know, is a dead-heat as we head into election day. >> hard to believe, only three days left. david, thank you. >>> joining us now for more on this is abc political consultant matthew dowd. good morning, matt. >> good morning. >> so curious to know who has the edge on tuesday? >> this marathon that has gone on 700 days. everybody is ready for this thing. the candidates are exhausted. i think in the aftermath of what's gone on this week, there's a little wind behind the sails
. >> reporter: romney has not mentioned the situation in libya since the debate. that comes in stark contrast to the other this week. one of romney's supporters, republican governor chris christie, applauding the president. >> i'll reach out to both sides of the aisle. i'll reach across the aisle in washington. i'll endeavor to find those good men and women on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: governor romney in new hampshire today. he'll be here on the eve of the...
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the bigger question, for romney, do you want this to be a semantic debate? and for obama, do you want to talk about it at all? >> they'll probably hear about it monday night, the foreign policy debate. >>> let's turn to the running mates in their corner for the candidate. i spoke with vice president joe biden last night. and begin to explain why president obama brought such a different game to this second debate. >> i'll tell you what, the obama i've worked with, the president i've worked with, a guy passionately committed to doing something about the plight of the middle-class, he was there last night. i thought he did an incredible job of pointing out what he did, what we're going to do. and i thought it was incredible that governor romney had nothing but a sketchy response to everything. whether it was the young college kid saying i want to get a job. this is the third debate we've had on their tax policy. they have yet to come up with a single, solitary specific. >> what did you say to him that got such a different performance last night? >> we talked af
the bigger question, for romney, do you want this to be a semantic debate? and for obama, do you want to talk about it at all? >> they'll probably hear about it monday night, the foreign policy debate. >>> let's turn to the running mates in their corner for the candidate. i spoke with vice president joe biden last night. and begin to explain why president obama brought such a different game to this second debate. >> i'll tell you what, the obama i've worked with, the...
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mitt romney has a 24% lead over his opponents. this, the 14th gop debate, airs tonight at 9:00 eastern time right leer here on abc. >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords returned to arizona to be there for the anniversary of the deadly shooting there last year. >>> and a 50-year-old man shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law inside a hospital in georgia. the victims were visiting a relative in intensive care. the alleged gunman escaped. about two hours later he surrendered to police. >>> finally, a frozen pond in minnesota turned into an icy version of a slip-n-slide. the truck skidded almost 200 feet on to a pond before crashing through the ice. the driver was not seriously hurt. >>> time for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> it's an on and off foggy, soupy type of morning from brownsville, texas, through to florida. if you're near i-10 in the panhandle of florida, take extra time and plan ahead. how about temperatures. that's the other big headline here for the weekend. atlanta, 62 today after dealing with haul that
mitt romney has a 24% lead over his opponents. this, the 14th gop debate, airs tonight at 9:00 eastern time right leer here on abc. >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords returned to arizona to be there for the anniversary of the deadly shooting there last year. >>> and a 50-year-old man shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law inside a hospital in georgia. the victims were visiting a relative in intensive care. the alleged gunman escaped. about two hours later he...
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and this morning, mitt romney, riding high from his debate win wednesday. president obama fighting back, prising to do better at the next debate. the questions right now, is this really a new race? how much of a difference will this morning's jobs report make? david muir is with mitt romney in harrisonburg, virginia. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning to you. both campaigns awaiting the new jobs report this morning. the president hoping for good numbers as he tries to turn the page on that debate performance this week. as mitt romney in virginia looks to build on his momentum. overnight here, the key battleground of virginia, mitt romney on a different stage. but it was that debate stage 24 hours earlier, still on his mind. >> last night, i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very different visions for the country. >> reporter: deafening cheers and a swelling crowd of a debate performance that's rallied republicans. paul ryan, taking away from his own debate prep. >> last night, america got to see the man i know. a
and this morning, mitt romney, riding high from his debate win wednesday. president obama fighting back, prising to do better at the next debate. the questions right now, is this really a new race? how much of a difference will this morning's jobs report make? david muir is with mitt romney in harrisonburg, virginia. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning to you. both campaigns awaiting the new jobs report this morning. the president hoping for good numbers as he tries to turn the...
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and mitt romney and foreign policy, i'm actually surprised they agreed to do a foreign policy debate for the very last debate. >> we'll see what happens, bob schieffer, the moderator. diane and i will be here to cover the debate at 9:00 p.m. eastern. right now to josh for the other morning headlines. >>> good morning to you. we're going to begin with big news about gas prices. a new prediction that could fall about 50 cents per gallon. the questions now, why? and which states will see the biggest savings? abc's paula faris is here with some answers. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, josh. help is on the way. just in time for the early holiday season. we're expecting gas to fall roughly 50 cents per gallon. over the next 30 days. look at last month's average compared to what folks are paying this morning, at $3.66. that could go down to $3.35 by thanksgiving. you want to know why, two main reasons, economic supply and demand. lower demand and winter blend. one thing to note about the winter blend, you may not get as much gas economy as from, say, the summer blend.
and mitt romney and foreign policy, i'm actually surprised they agreed to do a foreign policy debate for the very last debate. >> we'll see what happens, bob schieffer, the moderator. diane and i will be here to cover the debate at 9:00 p.m. eastern. right now to josh for the other morning headlines. >>> good morning to you. we're going to begin with big news about gas prices. a new prediction that could fall about 50 cents per gallon. the questions now, why? and which states...
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heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as well. and has three days set aside for more practice. it's nicknamed debate camp. and near the end of camp, like now, it's a full-on mock debate. following the time rules, podiums the exact distance apart, and fill-ins for the opposition. neera tanden has played the role, preparing joe biden. >> it's only tense when they give the completely wrong answer and you have to correct them in the end. the goal is to make them feel that they're as real as possible. >> reporter: tanden believes romney has the harder chore. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: being aggressive against the president, d
heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as...
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if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> a lot of other news breaking overnight. for that, as always, we go to mr. ron claiborne. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, dan and bianna. breaking news from new york city. five terror suspects extradited from britain are on new york soil. the men arrived in new york city early this morning. two will be in court later today in connecticut. the best known of them is able hamza al masri. he is charged for trying to set up a training camp in oregon. >>> and we have breaking news out of the vatican, that scandal that rocked the vatican. pope benedict's butler
if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and...
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. >> but more pressure on mitt romney in this debate. if you could say, what is his number one goal for this debate, it is? >> romney needs to have a moment like what some of us saw this week, when bill clinton introduced him, where he had this self-deprecating, normal moment, where his humanity shows through. he needs to do the impossible. he needs to orchestrate a moment where he can create that in a way that seems and feels spontaneous and natural. near impossible. >> very hard. nicolle wallace, thank you very much. >>> we're going to talk about this and all of the politics sunday on "this week." our headliner, new jersey governor chris christie. >> looking forward to that, george. >>> and now to the very latest on rental car dangers. we first brought you the story on "gma" about how rental car companies had been renting vehicles that were under recall but not fixing them. five of the rental car companies have pledged to stop that practice. and abc's brian ross is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, amy. in a move that on
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this is part of the political debate. mitt romney weighing in. >> there's a lot of criticism from the republicans when it comes to the arab spring. mitt romney criticizing the obama administration for having the first reaction be an apology for that film. he's basing that on incorrect chronology. the statement apologizing for the bigotry in the film came out before any of these attacks. but mitt romney doubling down saying when he sees a point to criticize, he'll do so, apparently, even if it's not based in chronology. >> jake and martha, thanks very much. a full report on "world news" tonight with diane sawyer. we return to our regular programming now. go nowhere. [ johan ] hello, piper. nice up-do. i see you're crunching numbers with a cup of joe... when you could be relaxing with a delicious gevalia. or as i like to say, a cup of johan. joe's a cubicle. johan is a corner office with a young, eager assistant... who looks like me. put johan on your spreadsheets. he'll watch your bottom line. [ johan ] gevalia. meet me in
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i think this was a fantastic debate. i think governor romney won this debate. and you know why i think he won it? americans for the third time got to see a man ready to become a great president. what they got from mitt romney, clear answers. a clear vision for foreign policy. clear distinctions on how we should go forward in this country. what we got from president obama were mostly attacks on mitt romney. that's not an agenda. and we really actually didn't get an agenda on how we should move our country forward on foreign policy. we got a defensive -- he tried to defend his record. it's a bad record. turn on your tv. and you see that the obama foreign policies unraveling before us. iran's closer to a nuclear weapon. syria is slaughtering their people. the arab spring is becoming an islamist winter in some countries. and we look weaker across the world. >> the first polls we've seen from cbs show a 30-point win for president obama. >> well, look. i think president obama basically spent half his time attacking mitt romney, not offering a new vision. and what mit
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debates the democratic representative chris van hollen on gas prices, health care and 2012. >>> let's get over to ron claiborne now with the other top stories developing this morning. good morning. >>> good morning. tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for a rally today in miami in remembrance of trayvon martin. this comes a day after thousands held a protest in sanford. it was the town where he was shot and killed by george zimmer a little over a month ago. protesters shouted justice for trayvon. they chanted justice for trayvon and that put pressure on them until zimmerman is arrested. >>> and some tough talk from secretary of state hillary clinton aimed at iran. speaking in saudi arabia, clinton warned iran that time is running out for diplomacy over its nuclear program. negotiations resume later this month. but clinton expressed doubt about whether iran has any intention of making a deal that satisfies the u.s. >>> and linsanity, remember that, well, it's over at least for now. jeremy lin, the biggest story in pro basketball this season, will undergo knee surgery,
debates the democratic representative chris van hollen on gas prices, health care and 2012. >>> let's get over to ron claiborne now with the other top stories developing this morning. good morning. >>> good morning. tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for a rally today in miami in remembrance of trayvon martin. this comes a day after thousands held a protest in sanford. it was the town where he was shot and killed by george zimmer a little over a month ago....
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president obama and mitt romney will face off tonight in their third and final debate. it will focus on foreign policy. newschannel 8 will have an in- in a report coming up couple of minutes. let's check on the roads. still on 66 busy westbound in fair oaks with a car overturned. incidentsnot had any off the beltway, is stop and go past the pentagon. in maryland, the beltway of georgia avenue has an accident off to the shoulder. morning, what a beautiful star of this morning, degrees of reagan national very light.s are to as much cooler to the west virginiay in northern where we are hanging on to some 30's. be a beautiful day with and we will skies to warm up through the middle of the week. >> we will be back at 8:56. ♪ >>> you've seen them all morning. this wild crowd here for taylor swift, lining up since last night. and now they are taking over times square. and taylor swift taking over "gma" again tomorrow, unforgettable performance. she's going to sing a new hit. we cannot wait for that. good morning, america. you know, robin is home recovering from a bone marrow
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romney came in behind. he took the debate last night. overnight polls give romney the win. the question, now, will it boost him enough in those key battleground states? >> it was the most tweeted event in social history. our political team is standing by with a full roundup of the night. and what this means for both candidates, with just 33 days to go until the final vote. >> we're closing in right now. >>> and josh and sam, boy, you had a special visit yesterday. robin tweeted out the first picture since her transplant of your visit. >> sam and i went, hoping to raise her spirits. the morning after, our spirits remain raised. it was a beautiful afternoon. >> can't wait to hear more about it. >>> let's get more about the first big debate. "your voice, your vote." our powerhouse political team is covering all of the angles. jake, even president obama's team is conceding that mitt romney gained ground last night. >> that's right, george. obama campaign officials conceding that romney seemed more polished. they say they expect he will get a bump in the polls. some obama allies
romney came in behind. he took the debate last night. overnight polls give romney the win. the question, now, will it boost him enough in those key battleground states? >> it was the most tweeted event in social history. our political team is standing by with a full roundup of the night. and what this means for both candidates, with just 33 days to go until the final vote. >> we're closing in right now. >>> and josh and sam, boy, you had a special visit yesterday. robin...
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you have two more debates. look up and give it to mitt romney. also, talk about big bird next time. >> thanks very much. >>> thanks so much, george. it was a huge night online for the debate, as well. the event was exploding, literally, on social media, setting a new record on twitter. bianna golodryga is here to break down all the numbers. the most tweeted about event in political history. >> reporter: 10.3 million tweets, elizabeth, in just 90 minutes. you and i were discussing. we've been reading tweets all night, too. blowout number there. a lot of people were criticizing the event as being too wonky. too inside baseball. we wanted to see what the google searches were. and they agree. simpson bowels, dodd-frank. and who is winning the debate? and finally, big bird. donna hit this when she brought up big bird. and look at how many people were tweeting about big bird last night. 17,000 tweets per minute. >> they weren't just tweeting about big bird. they were creating new pages about big bird. >> that's right. fire big bird, a lot of people tal
you have two more debates. look up and give it to mitt romney. also, talk about big bird next time. >> thanks very much. >>> thanks so much, george. it was a huge night online for the debate, as well. the event was exploding, literally, on social media, setting a new record on twitter. bianna golodryga is here to break down all the numbers. the most tweeted about event in political history. >> reporter: 10.3 million tweets, elizabeth, in just 90 minutes. you and i were...
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meanwhile, mitt romney riding his post-debate momentum into a must-win state for him, florida, it's "your voice, your vote," and abc's david kerley is in orlando with 30 days to go. david, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. you know, mitt romney is really trying to build on that debate momentum, so he's spending another day here in florida where the campaign says that the race is tightening, and romney got one of his biggest crowds ever last night in a state he really has to win. [ cheers ] >> that was a florida welcome. thank you so much. >> reporter: one of mitt romney's biggest crowds ever, more than 6,000 supporters near orlando in a state he needs to win. >> we're going to overcome the challenges we have. i'm counting on florida to win this for me on november 6th. >> yes. >> reporter: the crowd energized about the candidate's chances after that first debate. >> when it came to jobs and the economy, he doesn't really have anything to add to what he's been doing over the last four years. i don't think we could afford four more years like the last four
meanwhile, mitt romney riding his post-debate momentum into a must-win state for him, florida, it's "your voice, your vote," and abc's david kerley is in orlando with 30 days to go. david, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. you know, mitt romney is really trying to build on that debate momentum, so he's spending another day here in florida where the campaign says that the race is tightening, and romney got one of his biggest crowds ever last night...
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mitt romney still seems to have some momentum, still coming out of that first debate, on the other hand, president obama has the advantage in key battle ground states. i think both men are under pressure to avoid one thing over all -- no huge mistake. they both go to their turnout machine the final two weeks. >> george has a big show this morning, chicago mayor rahm emanuel and florida senator marco rubio, also reminder, join george and diane sawyer for full coverage of the final presidential debate tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern. >>> the morning's other top stories. abc's linsey davis is here. >> good morning, everyone. >>> topping the news this morning -- the fbi is hunting for a person who called in a bomb threat for a plane scheduled to leave l.a. xachlt. it was taken to an isolated part of the airport and searched. nothing was found. >>> that deadly meningitis outbreak has climbed once again, two more died, bringing the total number of deaths to 23. 284 illnesses in 16 states. >>> tensions and security are high in lebanon today for the funeral of the nation's assassinated intellige
mitt romney still seems to have some momentum, still coming out of that first debate, on the other hand, president obama has the advantage in key battle ground states. i think both men are under pressure to avoid one thing over all -- no huge mistake. they both go to their turnout machine the final two weeks. >> george has a big show this morning, chicago mayor rahm emanuel and florida senator marco rubio, also reminder, join george and diane sawyer for full coverage of the final...
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it's "your voice your vote" and mitt romney is ahead with steam in the debate. abc's david muir is here with the latest. >> both campaigns eagerly awaiting polls in those crucial battleground states of who is ahead after the political whiplash. the president lifted with that unemployment rate, now below 8%. even the president overnight reviewing his own debate performance. >> reporter: 3red obama on the west coast overnight, a star-studded concert fund-raiser. the president with a not so subtle reference to his own debate performance. >> they just perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> reporter: one of six fund-raisers expected to bring in nearly $10 million with help from bill clinton and stars including katy perry who tweeted this photo of her presidential polish. it comes as we learned the president had a record haul in september, $181 million in donations. the most that an incumbent president has raised in a single month. but mitt romney charging ahead with his debate performance now getting one of his biggest crowds yet. >> i'
it's "your voice your vote" and mitt romney is ahead with steam in the debate. abc's david muir is here with the latest. >> both campaigns eagerly awaiting polls in those crucial battleground states of who is ahead after the political whiplash. the president lifted with that unemployment rate, now below 8%. even the president overnight reviewing his own debate performance. >> reporter: 3red obama on the west coast overnight, a star-studded concert fund-raiser. the...
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i'm looking at the debate podiums. the debate lecterns. right now, they're splitting up the conservative vote. perry, gingrich, santorum. if you add up the polling for santorum and gingrich, you get roughly what mitt romney has in south carolina. if the conservative base consolidates and unites around one candidate, that person could give mitt romney a run for his money. right now, that candidate could be rick santorum. but right now, there's no decision about that, dan. >> jake tapper, so great to have your analysis. a reminder to everybody. don't miss tonight's debate. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will moderate. it's at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. and tomorrow morning, live from new hampshire, right here on abc news, george is returning to "this week," the show where we take a deep dive into politics. nobody better to have at the helm of "this week." >>> the jobs report is playing a big role in the battle for the white house. the country's unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in december. that's a three-year low. and 200,000
i'm looking at the debate podiums. the debate lecterns. right now, they're splitting up the conservative vote. perry, gingrich, santorum. if you add up the polling for santorum and gingrich, you get roughly what mitt romney has in south carolina. if the conservative base consolidates and unites around one candidate, that person could give mitt romney a run for his money. right now, that candidate could be rick santorum. but right now, there's no decision about that, dan. >> jake tapper,...
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mitt romney still seems to have some momentum still coming out of that first debate. on the other hand, president obama has the advantage in these key battleground states where this race is going to be won or lost. i think both men are under pressure to avoid one thing above all, no huge mistake. if they get through the night with no huge mistake, they both go out to their turnout machine. >> we should say george has a big show. chicago mayor rahm emanuel who used to work in the white house is coming on and so is florida senator marco rubio and also this reminder join george and diane sawyer for full coverage of the final presidential debate tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern. >> all right. now we're going to check the morning's other top stories. abc's linsey davis this morning. good morning, linsey. >> good morning again, sharyn, dan. good morning, everyone. >>> topping the news the fbi is hunting for the person who called in a bomb threat to a plane scheduled to leave l.a. international airport. the london-bound united airlines flight was taken to an isolated part of t
mitt romney still seems to have some momentum still coming out of that first debate. on the other hand, president obama has the advantage in these key battleground states where this race is going to be won or lost. i think both men are under pressure to avoid one thing above all, no huge mistake. if they get through the night with no huge mistake, they both go out to their turnout machine. >> we should say george has a big show. chicago mayor rahm emanuel who used to work in the white...
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>> every single answer that mitt romney gives in that first debate, the last big audience of the campaign has to be about the economy, focused on president obama. the candidate of status quo, the way things are. and he has to offer specific solutions. >> only the first debate is the one with the big audience? >> in part, voting has already begun in some states. by the third debate in late october, more than a third of the country will have already vote zmrd thank you very much for coming on. george has a big show this morning. his guests include david axelrod and reince priebus. >>> the story about the guy who jumped into the tiger enclosure at the bronx zoo. we know now why he did it. john muller has the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. it doesn't get much stranger than jumping from a monorail into the tiger den. the police asked this 25-year-old fighting for his life why he did it? he said, quote, i want to be one with the tiger. just as strange, police have no reason that he was intoxicated. 75 feet down right into the tiger pen. no, it was not a suicide a
>> every single answer that mitt romney gives in that first debate, the last big audience of the campaign has to be about the economy, focused on president obama. the candidate of status quo, the way things are. and he has to offer specific solutions. >> only the first debate is the one with the big audience? >> in part, voting has already begun in some states. by the third debate in late october, more than a third of the country will have already vote zmrd thank you very much...
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. >> mitt romney just hired a debate coach, and, man, it shows last night. he showed up with a bucket full of zingers. he dumped them all on newt gingrich. in the final debate before florida votes, mitt romney was not just loaded for bear. he was loaded for newt. unleeching on him. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: romney was just as prepared for a new line of attacks from gingrich. >> so maybe governor romney in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he made have house holds that have been foreclosed on by his investments? >> have you checked your own investments? you also have investments in mutual funds that had money from freddie mac and fannie mae. >> this is a nonsense question. >> wouldn't it be nice if people wouldn't make accusations someplace else they're not wi willing to defend here. >> reporter: a spanish language ad that was misleading. [ speaking spanish ] >> i doubt that's my ad. we'll take a look and find out. >> reporter: turns out it was. the cleanest hits on romney were from rick santorum on heal
. >> mitt romney just hired a debate coach, and, man, it shows last night. he showed up with a bucket full of zingers. he dumped them all on newt gingrich. in the final debate before florida votes, mitt romney was not just loaded for bear. he was loaded for newt. unleeching on him. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: romney was just as prepared for a new line of attacks from gingrich. >> so maybe governor romney in the spirit of openness should...